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Letters Patent No. 88,463, dated March 30, 1869; antcdated M Meh 25, 1869.

TOY-GUN.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making parto! the im,

To all 'whom 'itgnay conce/m Be it known that I, E. O. EDMNDs, of Albany, ,in

-the county of Albany, and in the State of New York,

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which` my invention appertains, to'male andvusegthe same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and oper'- ation, referring to the Yannexed drawings, which form a part of this specification, and which represent a longitudinal section of my invention.

A represents the stock of a gun, to which the bare rel B is secured.

'Ilie barrel B is open at the breech aswell as at the mouth, and at a suitable pointin the sameis placed a collar, C, which is stationary, and through which a rod, D.; passes.

This rod witlr a collar, E, of 'such size as to t into and slide .easily up and down in the barrel B. y The rear end of the rod D, in rear of the stationary collar Q, is also provided with a collar, F, to which the' hammer G is secured, said hammerprojeoting through a longitudinal slot in the up'p'er side oi' the barrel.

A spiral spring, H,is placed around the rod D, between the collars C 'and E. When the hammer G is pulled back, it carries with'it the rod D, and collar E I compressing the spring H, the under side of the collar F then catches on the hook aof the triggerI; a small spring, b, holding the trigger np in its place. When, now, the trigger ,is pulled, the collar F is released from the hook a, and the spring H forces the rod D forward with eat violence. y Throughthe hollow rod D passes a cord, e, which, in front of the collar E,is secured to a ball, K, and the other end is .wound on a reel, L, in the stock of the; gun, paeslsing through a guard, or guide, d, in front of said is hollow, and is provided at its AorWard end'y The reel L is operated by means oi' a spring, M, in such a-manner that when the hammer is drawn back, the said spring unwinds, and at the same time winds up the cord e, keeping the ballv K close ,up to the collar'E.

rod D throws the ball'outof the gun as far as the rope e will allow, the cord unwinding from the reel, andthe springjwindugV itself np.

A's soon as the momentumlacquiredby'the reel, by the force of the spring H and rod D, ceases, the spring M' irnrnediatelyl acts-on the reel in the opposite direcbaok into themuzzle of l the un.

Vmanner set fort-li, maybe used.

side, or from thennder side of the gun, as well as from the top.

Having thus fully described my invention', What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters ]E"atent, isv

c, for the purpose of returning the ball K into the liarrel, substantially as herein set forth.

rod D, spring H, hammer G, trigger I, and-reel L, all

purposes herein setforth. In testimony, that claim the foregoing, I have hereunto setf my hand and seal,- this 28th day of August,

E. O. ,EDMONDS [1.. s] Witnesses:

J. ALLEN, W. WENDELL.

When,now, the trigger I is pulled, the force of the' tion, winding up the cord again,`andbringing the ball Byv this means, I obtainv a return-ball' gun, and it is evident that any kindof spring, operatinginthe The hammer may also` be made to vproject on eitherv l. A toy-gun, constructed as described, so that theA ball returns to the barrel after being fired on", substam:

3. The combination of thereel L, spring M, and cord,`

4. The combination of the stock A, barrel B, hollowl arranged and operating substantially as and for the" 

